Regional Archive May 2022
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Friends Share Gold Medal Award at USP Graduation
The Gold Medal Award for the most outstanding Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate was shared by two friends who supported each other throughout their journey while studying for their MBA at the University of the South Pacific (USP).
Tuvalu, Sinking in the Pacific, Fears Becoming a Superpower ‘Pawn’
Tuvalu fears that climate change, an existential threat to the Pacific nation, is being forgotten and it worries that fellow island nations could become “pawns” in a global competition between China and the United States, its foreign minister said.
USP Students Contribute to Regional Progress Through Scholarship Partnership
The knowledge and capability of students will be further enhanced after the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) included the climate change resilience component in the Pacific Agriculture Scholarships, Support and Climate Resilience programme (PASS-CR).
PNG’s Deputy Prime Minister Killed in Tragic Car Accident
Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister, Sam Basil, has died following a car crash in the Bulolo district of Morobe Province.
23 Students Rewarded for their Outstanding Achievements
The School of Accounting, Finance, and Economics (SAFE) at the University of the South Pacific hosted an awards ceremony last Friday to honour the remarkable achievements of its first-year students in 2021.
Report Finds Pacific Businesses Confident of Strong Recovery
The newly released PTI Pacific Business Monitor Recovery report has found that whilst the negative impact of COVID-19 on businesses across the Pacific remains severe, confidence of business survival amongst respondents is high, with 87 per cent confident that they will survive the COVID-19 crisis - the highest figure since tracking began.
